Author Topic: B MINUS MOVIE EVENT OF THE YEAR HAS ARRIVED! (Read 5782 times)

The Fake Shemp · « **on:** February 01, 2009, 01:34:13 PM »

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Bayformers!

Diunx · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2009, 01:42:21 PM »

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2 on:** February 01, 2009, 01:49:28 PM »

I'm not going to lie, when that monstrous Transformer on a unicycle destroyed an entire freeway - I got an erection.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2009, 01:53:21 PM »

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2009, 01:56:25 PM »

i have to nostalgic connection to transformers so i don't really care how much it shit all over it's legacy or whatever

movie was a fun little action movie
will watch the sequel when it's on HBO

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2009, 01:57:22 PM »

Someone - anyone! - must think this scale of metal on metal carnage is, at the very least, pre-cum inspiring! Distantmantra? Anyone?

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2009, 01:59:09 PM »

Looks cool, but once i saw Shia i was like...aw..that's right. It's gonna rock anyway, but i'm more hyped for G.I joe at this point, it's shia free.

Star Trek looks cool too.

Reb · « **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2009, 02:26:07 PM »

I still haven't seen the first one. :O

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2009, 02:29:47 PM »

"hm our robot designs are shit, how do we improve them for part two"
"make em bigger"
"brilliant"

Not a bad teaser. too bad the movie will have at least 1hr 20min of bullshit, 40min is overblown action

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2009, 03:09:37 PM »

smh, C- at best

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2009, 03:44:11 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 01, 2009, 02:29:47 PM

"hm our robot designs are shit, how do we improve them for part two"
"make em bigger"
"brilliant"

Not a bad teaser. too bad the movie will have at least 1hr 20min of bullshit, 40min is overblown action

I hope you aren't one of those losers who think the original Transformers designs are better, and that the movie wasn't as good as the cartoons....

Seriously, amongst fanboy losers, transformers fanboys losers are amongst the worst. Michael Bay did the impossible, turned a shit property, and turned stupid ass robots into complete awesomeness.

Michael Bay

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2009, 03:46:51 PM »

Transformers can't be awesome. The movie cemented their corny nerd appeal.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2009, 04:04:49 PM »

Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on February 01, 2009, 03:46:51 PM

Transformers can't be awesome. The movie cemented their corny nerd appeal.

Worldwide: $708,272,592

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2009, 04:08:30 PM »

I also agree with the sentiment that a movie adaptation of a bunch of toys from the 80s was way better than it deserved to be.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #14 on:** February 01, 2009, 04:14:23 PM »

I don't disagree with the design of the robots (I dug it a lot), but since they have unique personalities, they should have done a better job of differentiating them. Some of the toys that have leaked indicate that Bay and ILM may have done that for the Autobots, but I haven't seem any similar tweaking for the antagonists.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #15 on:** February 01, 2009, 04:19:27 PM »

Considering the robots are the titular characters and that they're onscreen for a lot more than a "few minutes" - there needed to be more emphasis on on designs that could allow the audience to differentiate the various Transformers.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #16 on:** February 01, 2009, 04:29:32 PM »

Quote from: Willco on February 01, 2009, 04:19:27 PM

Considering the robots are the titular characters and that they're onscreen for a lot more than a "few minutes" - there needed to be more emphasis on on designs that could allow the audience to differentiate the various Transformers.

All you need is for the main robots to be very distinct. Optimus prime, Megatron were very different.

And then you have Star scream, which was fucking balla, i blew a hole through my seat when i saw that one taking on F22s, it's like coming down, morphs in the air, and bau, traaaa ttaa atatatatatta, sshshhhhiiuuuuu brrrrrroooooooommmm, "it's STARSCREAAAM", ueeeeuuuuuu *lands* *takes a bunch of cars* fjkasfglasbdgjkbaskgvj

Then you see the las vegas dude pick up the ducati or whatever, and the black dude is like "Bring the Rain" and the guy goes speeding, and the motherfucker is getting lens flare close ups and shit, and it's shaking, and then the guy goes under and bam, UAAAAUUUU

Goddamn son.

You just feel like racing and get on highway chases, dodging crashes and shit, after seeing stuff like that. Michael Bay movies are like having an adrenaline shot, you just feel like doing shit.

And the Blu Ray?

Starscream rocks.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #17 on:** February 01, 2009, 04:32:03 PM »

Quote from: WrikaWrek on February 01, 2009, 04:04:49 PM

Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on February 01, 2009, 03:46:51 PM
Transformers can't be awesome. The movie cemented their corny nerd appeal.

Worldwide: $708,272,592

What are you? A Nintendo fan?

Another movie I will never see.

TVC15 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 01, 2009, 04:33:50 PM »

Sequels are almost always worse than the original. Shouldn't the thread title be C+ movie event of the year?

Oblivion · « **Reply #19 on:** February 01, 2009, 04:38:25 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on February 01, 2009, 04:33:50 PM

Sequels are almost always worse than the original. Shouldn't the thread title be C+ movie event of the year?

C+? I thought you hated Transformers?

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #20 on:** February 01, 2009, 04:41:24 PM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on February 01, 2009, 04:32:03 PM

Quote from: WrikaWrek on February 01, 2009, 04:04:49 PM
Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on February 01, 2009, 03:46:51 PM
Transformers can't be awesome. The movie cemented their corny nerd appeal.

Worldwide: $708,272,592

What are you? A Nintendo fan?

Another movie I will never see.

Sorry?

Are we talking about quality? I though we were talking about how popular and appealing Bayformers was for the majority of movie goers. The numbers say, including dvd numbers, that Bayformers appealed to much much freaking more than "nerds".

So suck on that. Bayformers rock.

Quote from: TVC 15 on February 01, 2009, 04:33:50 PM

Sequels are almost always worse than the original. Shouldn't the thread title be C+ movie event of the year?

Since when?

X Men 2
Spiderman 2
Bourne Supremacy
Blade 2
Bad Boys 2
The Dark Knight

etc

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #21 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:10:37 PM »

spiderman 2 was much worse than the first. it's really terrible.

Cheebs · « **Reply #22 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:13:23 PM »

I thought the tend was 2nd movie is always the best but the third movie is always the worse?

cool breeze · « **Reply #23 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:21:12 PM »

Quote

X Men 2
Spiderman 2
Bourne Supremacy
Blade 2
Bad Boys 2
The Dark Knight

exception of TDK, I disagree with that entire list.

you should have put Superman 2 up there

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #24 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:38:34 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on February 01, 2009, 05:21:12 PM

Quote
X Men 2
Spiderman 2
Bourne Supremacy
Blade 2
Bad Boys 2
The Dark Knight

exception of TDK, I disagree with that entire list.

You gotta be shitting me.

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on February 01, 2009, 05:10:37 PM

spiderman 2 was much worse than the first. it's really terrible.

You have to be mentally disabled.

Quote from: Cheebs on February 01, 2009, 05:13:23 PM

I thought the tend was 2nd movie is always the best but the third movie is always the worse?

That's the trend. And why Cristopher Nolan is being very careful with the next Batman,

There's maybe, maybe one there that is debatable. That's blade 2, and even then, i don't think there's much debate to be had. And the other ones? Shit you gotta be mentally disabled to even argue that say spiderman 1 was better than 2, or that x men 1 was better than 2, seriously.

TVC15 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:42:44 PM »

Spider-man 2 is incredibly slow. It's like an hour before anything interesting happens. That's acceptable in Spider-Man since it's an origin flick. I loved Doc Ock, but it just seemed to take forever for SM2 to get moving.

cool breeze · « **Reply #26 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:49:02 PM »

I think the biggest improvement from first to second film is the general action of the movies. The fights and stuff in Spider-Man 2 and X-men 2 were better than the first films, but I still didn't like them as much as the first films.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #27 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:50:46 PM »

then there's all the horrible romance shit between two people who collectively have about as much charisma as a porch. In Spiderman 1 Tobey just jumped around going 'WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" a lot, and that was fine. He was having fun being Spiderman.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #28 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:52:57 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on February 01, 2009, 05:49:02 PM

I think the biggest improvement from first to second film is the general action of the movies. The fights and stuff in Spider-Man 2 and X-men 2 were better than the first films, but I still didn't like them as much as the first films.

Maybe you are really into origins stories. I've heard that before, some people just love origins stories. I personally don't, and the general feel about it, from reviewers and directors and screenwriters, is that the origins stories comes with a bag of requirements, while sequels are where you can just go wild and have fun, because you no longer have to worry about introducing the world and the rules and the character.

But to say that generally sequels are considered worse is just bs. It's the opposite. Sure you always have your Die Hard 2 or your men in black 2, but then you have your Terminator 2, and in my opinion, Aliens, and the others i've mentioned, which is no longer just my opinion.

You just like origins.

TVC15 · « **Reply #29 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:56:33 PM »

That's why I don't like SM2. It's paced like an origin story when we already had a movie dedicated to that. SM2 didn't need a lengthy beginning.

cool breeze · « **Reply #30 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:56:59 PM »

I don't think it's just because I like origin stories, but probably more because in sequels they usually feel the need to expand on the character more, usually more than I care for. Plus, I liked Blade 1 more than the sequel and it wasn't an origin story.

I also don't think there is a pattern for these movies. The only thing I can really say for sure is that in Iron Man 2, I'm already not a fan of the casting change.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #31 on:** February 01, 2009, 05:59:32 PM »

Blade 1 also dealt with the origins of the character. And in any case, i'm talking about introduction of the whole deal.

And Blade 2 is much better than Blade 1. I don't know, just thinking about it makes my head hurt, i'll respect your opinion, but i'm just you know, like yeaaaaaahhh....at the whole notion.

Sucks to be you.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #32 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:16:25 PM »

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #33 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:47:23 PM »

Spiderman 2 was the only one of the three I saw, and I thought it just wasn't very interesting.

border · « **Reply #34 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:54:58 PM »

Spider Man 2 was pretty awful and stupid. What a brilliant idea it was to have him stop being Spider-Man for like an hour of the film.

I really don't think you wanna start a LIST WAR over whether or not sequels are generally good, because you would lose pretty quickly.

Bildi · « **Reply #35 on:** February 01, 2009, 08:57:08 PM »

I only saw Spiderman 1 and it was enough to put me off the series.

I hope TF2 has more Transformers and less things-that-aren't-Transformers. If they do it'll be automatically better than the first.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #36 on:** February 01, 2009, 09:06:37 PM »

Quote from: WrikaWrek on February 01, 2009, 03:44:11 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 01, 2009, 02:29:47 PM
"hm our robot designs are shit, how do we improve them for part two"
"make em bigger"
"brilliant"

Not a bad teaser. too bad the movie will have at least 1hr 20min of bullshit, 40min is overblown action

I hope you aren't one of those losers who think the original Transformers designs are better, and that the movie wasn't as good as the cartoons....

Seriously, amongst fanboy losers, transformers fanboys losers are amongst the worst. Michael Bay did the impossible, turned a shit property, and turned stupid ass robots into complete awesomeness.

Michael Bay

Hell no. The original designs are cartoony as shit, nostalgia or no nostalgia.

Bildi · « **Reply #37 on:** February 01, 2009, 09:13:22 PM »

The cartoon designs really are irrelevant to such a discussion - the Bayformer designs stand by themselves as total shit.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #38 on:** February 01, 2009, 09:25:44 PM »

As a kid everything about the show was amazing. I don't see how any grown man is still emotionally attached to the franchise, to the point they bitch about every little (irrelevant) detail Bay fucked up

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #39 on:** February 01, 2009, 09:28:26 PM »

Transformers had the most unnecessary shaky cam ever.

cool breeze · « **Reply #40 on:** February 01, 2009, 09:31:02 PM »

what? it's to help distract you from all the sunsets, pan shots, and shiny things.

EvilBoris · « **Reply #41 on:** February 01, 2009, 09:43:34 PM »

they've already cranked out another one?

Cheebs · « **Reply #42 on:** February 01, 2009, 10:41:29 PM »

The bay commentary on transformers is one of the most amazing things ever. It is him ranting for 2 hours about how amazing he is and how skilled he is at just about everything (he goes on a 15 minute rant about how awesome he is at getting actors to sign contracts, better than any casting agent...etc). It's incredible.

Diunx · « **Reply #43 on:** February 01, 2009, 10:47:51 PM »

Quote from: Green Shinobi on February 01, 2009, 10:38:39 PM

focus on the characters who don't entirely suck cock, this might be an okay movie.

So pretty much get rid of the humans?

Cheebs · « **Reply #44 on:** February 01, 2009, 10:50:20 PM »

Quote from: diunx on February 01, 2009, 10:47:51 PM

Quote from: Green Shinobi on February 01, 2009, 10:38:39 PM
focus on the characters who don't entirely suck cock, this might be an okay movie.

So pretty much get rid of the humans?

the stuff with labeoufufufu and his parents > most of the movie.

Bildi · « **Reply #45 on:** February 01, 2009, 11:56:29 PM »

Quote from: Cheebs on February 01, 2009, 10:41:29 PM

The bay commentary on transformers is one of the most amazing things ever. It is him ranting for 2 hours about how amazing he is and how skilled he is at just about everything (he goes on a 15 minute rant about how awesome he is at getting actors to sign contracts, better than any casting agent...etc). It's incredible.

I must see this. And here I thought I'd never take the DVD out of its case again.

jiji · « **Reply #46 on:** February 02, 2009, 02:27:38 AM »

I don't care about the toys, and I fully acknowledge that the cartoons were shit. I still hated Bayformers, thanks to its unlikable characters and script, awful misuse of John Turturro, robot action scenes that looked like I dumped out my silverware drawer, and finally the LENGTH.

Oh, and

robot pissing scene

I see no reason to try to enjoy a dumb Bay movie when there's nothing enjoyable about it. I'm sure this will be exactly the same, so I won't let anybody drag me to it this time around.

tiesto · « **Reply #47 on:** February 02, 2009, 09:23:52 AM »

I didn't really watch the show growing up, so I have no nostalgia for the show. I didn't like the Bay adaption at all, apart from the beginning with Bumblebee trying to get Shia LaDouche laid (that should have been the whole movie). Some girl who likes me is a total Transformers fangirl, she will probably want to drag me to this. GI Joe is the one nostalgic movie I'm anticipating this year (I've given up on T4 already)

Tauntaun · « **Reply #48 on:** February 02, 2009, 09:31:37 AM »

Quote from: tiesto on February 02, 2009, 09:23:52 AM

I didn't really watch the show growing up, so I have no nostalgia for the show. I didn't like the Bay adaption at all, apart from the beginning with Bumblebee trying to get Shia LaDouche laid (that should have been the whole movie). Some girl who likes me is a total Transformers fangirl, she will probably want to drag me to this. GI Joe is the one nostalgic movie I'm anticipating this year (I've given up on T4 already)

:'( How come? Bale dude, BALE!

patrickula · « **Reply #49 on:** February 02, 2009, 09:33:14 AM »

Shia

Though pretty much the whole first movie was a mess anyway.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #50 on:** February 03, 2009, 12:33:11 AM »

Quote from: WrikaWrek on February 01, 2009, 04:04:49 PM

Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on February 01, 2009, 03:46:51 PM
Transformers can't be awesome. The movie cemented their corny nerd appeal.

Worldwide: $708,272,592

I don't care how popular it was. The movie was terrible and further evidence to be submitted for Transformers media being a shallow premise used to sell admitly cool toys. But what adult has the blank mental canvas to still enjoy playing with action figures?

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CajoleJuice · « **Reply #51 on:** February 03, 2009, 01:59:33 PM »

I was at a party where a couple of dudes flipped out when the commercial came on. They pretty much came at the end.

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Author Topic: B MINUS MOVIE EVENT OF THE YEAR HAS ARRIVED! (Read 5782 times)